A Look At The Islamic State's Gradual Expansion Into North Africa

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Map: Islamic State's Growing Sphere of Influence

The 'Caliphate's' Colonies: Islamic State's Gradual Expansion into North Africa -- Mirco Keilberth, Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christoph Reuter, Spiegel Online

Chaos, disillusionment and oppression provide the perfect conditions for Islamic State. Currently, the Islamist extremists are expanding from Syria and Iraq into North Africa. Several local groups have pledged their allegiance.

The caliphate has a beach. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea around 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Crete in Darna. The eastern Libya city has a population of around 80,000, a beautiful old town and an 18th century mosque, from which the black flag of the Islamic State flies. The port city is equipped with Sharia courts and an "Islamic Police" force which patrols the streets in all-terrain vehicles. A wall has been built in the university to separate female students from their male counterparts and the disciplines of law, natural sciences and languages have all been abolished. Those who would question the city's new societal order risk death.

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My Comment: I see zero chance in the short to medium term of them being evicted from Libya in view of the growing chaos in that country and a lack of will from the West to confront them.